Upgrade Your Dinner and a Movie

If a night out at your favorite bistro followed by the latest theater release isn’t quite in your plans this season, not to worry. You can recreate the traditional dinner-and-a-movie date night right from the comfort of home. After all, with great internet anything is possible. Make the night special by swapping DoorDash for Harry and David’s gourmet Filet Mignon dinner for two, or if you prefer grazing, try an artisanal charcuterie board from Board and You. With your delicious dinner close by, grab the remote and tee up a flick through your Smart TV. Some of our favorite movie apps like Crackle, Tubi, and Vudu have thousands of titles, including new releases, that are available to watch right away—and many are available for free!

Catch a Show from Your Couch

Does your heart ache for the pulse-pounding feeling of live music? Then you need Qello. With legendary performances from Madonna, Queen, and Coldplay to amazing documentaries on Beyoncé, Adele, and Pink Floyd, Qello can keep you and your date rocking all night long for less than cost of one concert ticket. Relive your favorite live performance or stream a new concert from an iconic performer, right from the comfort of home. We promise you’ll have the best seats in the house.

Sip and Paint like a Pro

No Facebook invite required for this party for two. If you want to recreate the experience of a sip-and-paint event in the comfort of home, look no further than Etsy. Creators there are making it easy for couples to engage in an artsy night in with your favorite bottle of wine by offering kits that contain everything you need to paint like a pro. Our favorite kits are from Scribblebyheart who has a nice selection of couples-themed paint kits including heart-shaped lock and key, love birds, and kissing fish. Check it out here.

Get to Know Jack

Love jokes? Trivia? Drawing? Then it’s time you tried Jackbox Games. What began in 1995 as a trivia game called You Don’t Know Jack has since expanded its offering to include funny scribble games, inside joke games, irreverent trivia games, and more. Jackbox Games are available on a variety of digital platforms, including Apple TV, Xbox One, and Playstation. Search for and download the party pack of your choice, grab a web-enabled device (like your smartphone) and start playing!

However you plan to pull off your date night this year, we hope this blog has given you lots of fun new ideas. Know someone who could benefit from better bandwidth? Share us with your friends and we’ll help you get date night started for free! Refer at least two friends for GoNetspeed service and we’ll treat you — and them — to dinner and a movie!

NetSpeed LLC Announces New Partnership with Oak Hill Capital

ROCHESTER, NY and STAMFORD, CT, January 21, 2021 (PRNewswire)

NetSpeed LLC (“NetSpeed”), a fiber-to-the-premises operator serving residential and business customers in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, announced today that it has formed a new partnership with Oak Hill Capital (“Oak Hill”) which will allow NetSpeed to accelerate the expansion of its fiber network throughout the Northeastern U.S.

“This agreement gives NetSpeed the ability to accelerate fiber construction and significantly expand our business in the Northeast with the resources of a partner who has a long history of investing in telecommunications companies with the same vision as Netspeed,” said Frank Chiaino, Founder and CEO of NetSpeed. “I am proud of what our team has accomplished since we launched the business, but the best is yet to come. Our new partnership represents the next stage of growth for NetSpeed.” Mr. Chiaino and NetSpeed management remain significant investors in the new partnership.

NetSpeed will immediately accelerate fiber construction and double the size of its fiber network by year end 2021. “Our partnership with Oak Hill enables NetSpeed to approximately double the original growth plan for 2021 and will enable NetSpeed to approximately triple the plan in 2022 and future years, while staying committed to delivering a great customer experience” said Frank Chiaino.

Oak Hill is an experienced investor in the fiber-to-the-premises space. The firm’s current and recently announced investments include Metronet, a leading fiber-to-the-premises operator based in the Midwestern U.S.; Vexus Fiber, a rapidly expanding fiber-to-the-premises provider in Texas; Race Communications, a fast-growing fiber-to-the-premises business in California; and recently announced, separate agreements to invest in Otelco and in Ontario and Trumansburg Telephone Companies, two eastern U.S. broadband companies. Oak Hill has a well-documented history of helping companies accelerate growth.

About NetSpeed

NetSpeed is a high-speed fiber-optic Internet provider serving residential and business customers. NetSpeed is now serving more than 15 communities and can service more than 72,000 homes and businesses throughout Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The company was founded by Frank Chiaino, who also founded Fibertech Networks, which built more than 14,000 miles of fiber network across the Northeast – including more than 2,500 route miles in Connecticut. For more information on the company, or to inquire about service for your residence or community, please visit www.gonetspeed.com.

About Oak Hill Capital

Oak Hill Capital is a private equity firm managing funds with over $16 billion of initial capital commitments and co-investments since inception. Over the past 35 years, Oak Hill Capital and its predecessors have invested in approximately 100 private equity transactions across broad segments of the U.S. and global economies. Oak Hill Capital applies an industry-focused, theme-based approach to investing in the following sectors: Services, Industrials, Media & Communications, and Consumer. Oak Hill works actively in partnership with management to implement strategic and operational initiatives to create franchise value. For more information, please visit: www.oakhill.com.